Jess's Books of 2024
I read and listened to 19 books in 2024. I deeply fell for audiobook memoirs, especially these three. What were your 2024 pickings?
December - 5 books read
How to Win Friends & Influence People - Dale Carnegie (audiobook)
- Self help book
- Set in the 1930s
- Lots of tips to deal with several types of situations
- Professional setting
The White Tiger (50% book, 50% audiobook)
- Dark humour
- Harshness of life of the non-wealthy in India
- Elitism
- Murder
- Did not like it at all
Spare - Prince Harry (audiobook)
- Autobiography
- Related to Royalty (British Royal Family)
- Grief and loss
- Military background
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The Liar Next Door - Nicola Marsh (audiobook)
- Domestic Thriller
- Several Points of View
- Dealing with influencers (and the backstage)
- Betrayal
Both/And - Huma Abedin (audiobook)
- Autobiography
- Multicultural upbringing (Pakistan, Saudia Arabia, United States)
- Political setting
- Betrayal
April - 1 book read
The Silent Woman - Minka Kent (audiobook)
- Domestic thriller
- Several points of view
- Getting deep into relationship dynamics
- Dealing with someone who isn't speaking any longer
March - 11 books read
Finding me - Viola Davis (audiobook)
- Book narrated by the author
- Autobiography
- Deep childhood trauma
- Story of life achievements
We play Games - Sarah A. Denzil (audiobook)
- Narrated by great actors: Dan Stevens & Billie Piper
- Great on audio
- Domestic Thriller
- Several points of view
Seatmate (Love Lines #3) - Cara Bastone (audiobook)
- Great on audio
- Before sunrise vibes
- Meet cute in a bus
- Being stranded with a stranger
Tout a commencé la veille de la Saint-Valentin - Jo Ann von Haff
- Epistolary style but with anonymous SMS
- Slow burn love story
- Absent parent trying to make it better
- Great friendships and sisterhood
Ask for Andrea - Noelle W. Ihli
- Thriller
- Ongoing investigation
- Several Points of View
- Supernatural
Majesty (American Royals #2) - Katharine McGee
- Light read
- Several points of view
- Parallel reality - if the USA was a monarchy
- Royalty
The Housemaid's Secret (The Housemaid #2) - Freida McCadden
- Domestic Thriller
- Several points of view
- Dealing with trauma and abuse
- Powerful female lead
Drunk on Love - Jasmine Guillory
- Romance
- Wineries
- Powerful female lead
- Family drama
- Not a part of the author's The Wedding Date series I read in 2020, but you get the same flirtiness and love for food (and wine) in the storytelling
Books That Carried Me Through 2020
In 2020, I mostly stayed home working in the midst of the pandemic and its incertitude. I took most of my off-screen time to read. Here are my picks:
Jess
The Housemaid #1 - Freida McCadden
- Domestic Thriller
- Several points of view
- Dealing with trauma and abuse
- Powerful female lead
En finir avec Eddy Bellegueule / The End of Eddy - Édouard Louis
- Memoir
- Deep childhood trauma
- Overcoming challenges
- LGBT
The No Show - Beth O'Leary
- Several points of view
- Romance
- Family drama
- Dealing with trauma and abuse
- From the same author, I read The Flatshare in 2020
February - 2 books read
The Soulmate - Sally Hepworth
- Thriller
- Family drama
- Several points of view
- Small chapters with lots of action
- From the same author, I read The Mother in Law in 2020
The Thursday Murder Club #1 - Richard Osman
- Thriller
- Elderly in action
- Dark humour
- Several points of view
- I read the second installment of the series in 2025
Jess’s Books of 2025
I am a book lover who is into romance, memoirs and is dipping her toes into thrillers as well. Here are the books I have read so far in 2025.
Jess
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